Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purser rigged and parish damned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: purs-er rigged and -parish -damned
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having joined the United States Navy, either because of destitution or in order to flee problems on land.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"“Purser rigged and parish damned,” is the sailor saying in the American Navy, when the tyro first mounts the lined frock and blue jacket, aptly manufactured for him in a State Prison ashore."

Etymology

From purser (“ship mate in charge of accounting for passengers aboard”) + rigged (“fixed”) + parish (“meaning church community ashore”) + damned (“forsaken”).

Usage

Questions

What does purser rigged and parish damned mean?: Having joined the United States Navy, either because of destitution or in order to flee problems on land.
Where does purser rigged and parish damned come from?: From purser (“ship mate in charge of accounting for passengers aboard”) + rigged (“fixed”) + parish (“meaning church community ashore”) + damned (“forsaken”).

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